Railway-gate.



PATENTBD APR. 10, 1906.

W M. LOWE. RAILWAY GATE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 16. 1905.

W KM M r WILLIAM MADISON LOWE, OF APPLEBY, TEXAS.

RAILWAY-GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 10, 1906.

Application filed October 16,1905. Serial No. 288,0l0.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MADISON LOWE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Appleby, in the county of Nacogdoches, Texas, haveinvented a Railway-Gate Used Instead of a Stock-Guard, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in railway-gates, and has for itsobject the provision of a device of this character adapted to serve as acattle-guard or to prevent the passage of persons over trestles or otherrailway-bridges and so arranged that the gate will automatically beopened upon the approach of a train and will automatically close uponthe passage of the train.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in thedetailed description which now follows.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of arailroad-gate con-.

structed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionof the same, showing the parts in the position they occupy when thegates are open, said section being taken upon one side of therailroad-track proper; and Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of a latewhich will be hereinafter described.

Like letters designate corresponding parts in all of the figures of thedrawings.

My invention comprises a rectangular frame comprising the side members Band the end members B. Secured to the baseframe intermediate the endsthereof are the vertical posts PP, to the inner face of which are hingedthe gates G G, as at X. Extending transversely of the based'rame is apivotrod K, upon which is mounted for oscillatory movement an L-sha edframe consisting of the inwardly-extendmg U-shaped bar Z and thevertically-extending rods (1, provided with eyes M. Secured to the upperends of the rods a are links 0, having the down.- turned ends O, whichengage broad staples or keepers E, carried by gates G G. Pivoted at Nupon the member B are rock-frames n, which carry short sections of therails T. Extending from the tops of the osts P P are springs S, thelower ends of whic are secured to the U-shaped bar Z. Stop-pins g 9limit the movement of the gates in one direction. Secured to the underface of the rock-frame n, as at t, is aplate C, the end 0 of whichextends under the end of the other rock-frame u. Braces D aid instrengthening the device. The lower portions of the gates are cut away,as at b, to permit said gates to close over the rails T.

The operation of the device is as follows: Upon the approach. of a trainthe weight of such train upon the short sections of the rails Willdepress the rock-frame a, the inner end of which rests upon the U-shapedbar Z. This will in turn throw the rods A to the position illustrated inFig. 2, thereby opening the gates, as will be readily understood. Aftera train has passed the gates the springs S S draw the U shaped bar Zinto the position illustrated in Fig. 1. This throws rods (1 to theright until said rods, through the links 0, draw the gates G G againstthe stops g. Since the transversely-disposed rod of the U- shaped memberG underlies one of the frames 12 it follows that said frame and theshort sections of the rails will be drawn upwardly to the positionillustrated in Fig. 1. The plate C, carried by the said frame it, actswhen this is done to elevate the other frame a to a like position.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that simple and eflicientmeans are here in provided for accomplishing the objects of theinvention.

While the elements herein shown and described are well adapted to servethe purpose for which they are intended, it is to be understood that theinvention is not limited to the precise construction set forth, but thatchanges within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted towithout departure from said invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In a device of thecharacter described, the combination of oppositely-disposed posts, ofgates hinged to said posts, a frame pivoted adjacent said posts, springssecured to said posts and engaging a portion of said frame insuch manneras to actuate said frame in one direction, connections between saidframe and the gates and movable sections of rails which overlie aportion of said frame.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination withoppositely disposed posts, of apair of gates hinged to said posts, anoscillatory frame pivoted adjacent said posts springs carried by saidposts and engaging a I closed and means for causing the two pivotedportdiim of said frame, links connected to upci sections of rails tomove ilIll unison.

War eXtendin ortions of said frame an 1 is to said gates, pit oiiedsections of rails which ii LOWE- 5 overlie a portion of said frame insuch man- Wit ner as to have one end of one of said sections W TSKEETERS;

elevated by said frame when the gates are T L BLOCKSHER-

